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United States Patent | 5,715,261 |
Schmeltzer ,   et al. | February 3, 1998 |
The present invention relates to a method of interactive communication, notably for the household applications. The method consists in realizing, on a coaxial cable, a bi-directional exchange of messages from a single primary station towards secondary stations by an individual addressing or general or limited broadcast, the initiative to transmit being managed by the primary station.
Inventors: | Schmeltzer; Christophe (Metz, FR); Menglier; Eric (Aulnois/Seille, FR) |
Assignee: | I & T Com (societe anonyme) (Metz, FR) |
Appl. No.: | 251432 |
Filed: | May 31, 1994 |
May 28, 1993[FR] | 93 06624 |
Current U.S. Class: | 714/807; 340/3.1; 340/3.5; 340/825.6; 340/825.7 |
Intern'l Class: | H03M 013/00; G05B 019/408 |
Field of Search: | 371/53 340/825.07,825.06 |
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